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16848

ZIP 16848 is Lamar, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton
Metro area
Lock Haven, PA
Population
215
Coordinates
41.0113, -77.5333
☼ Live from 16848 — Lamar, PA

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Where 16848 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16848
  • 🔢 Type 16848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16847 (Kylertown, PA, 33 mi away) and 16849 (Lanse, PA, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16848 becomes 84861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14886, 18846, 46818, 48168, 48186, 48618, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81648 in Rangely, CO, 1,636 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16848 and you would come out at 41.01°S, 102.47°E — 970 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 0.247 square miles of land, 16848 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 120 football fields.
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People and housing

Population215This ZIP215
Households95This ZIP95
Housing units109This ZIP109
Median age52.3This ZIP52.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,321This ZIP$62,321Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$154,600This ZIP$154,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density870.4 / sq miThis ZIP870.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees116This ZIP116
Annual payroll$3,399,000This ZIP$3,399,000

Land area

Land area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16848

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 16848

ZIPCityDistance
17750 Mackeyville, PA 4.2 mi
16826 Blanchard, PA 4.5 mi
16852 Madisonburg, PA 5.2 mi
17751 Mill Hall, PA 8.2 mi
16856 Mingoville, PA 8.3 mi
16841 Howard, PA 8.4 mi
16854 Millheim, PA 8.5 mi
17726 Castanea, PA 9.3 mi
16872 Rebersburg, PA 9.6 mi
16820 Aaronsburg, PA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16848?

16848 is in Lamar, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County, part of the Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0113, -77.5333.

What county is 16848 in?

16848 lies in Clinton County.

What time zone is 16848 in?

16848 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16848?

About 215 people live in ZIP code 16848, in 95 households, at 870.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 16848?

$62,321 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16848?

The closest are 17750 (4.2 mi), 16826 (4.5 mi), 16852 (5.2 mi), 17751 (8.2 mi) and 16856 (8.3 mi).

Is 16848 a PO Box ZIP code?

16848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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